Keywords: Russian - "Kovsh" with Imperial Eagle - Walters 571076 - View A.jpg The kovsh is a drinking vessel that traces its origins to a medieval wooden boat-shaped ladle This example is made with Siberian jade or nephrite It was intended to be an imperial piece but was never delivered The kovsh was sent by Pottier to Henry Walters in 1930 1911 nephrite silver gold diamonds rubies cm 10 5 32 1 accession number 57 1076 14699 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters May 6 1911 Russian Art Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1959-1960 A Millennium of Christianity Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 The Fabergé Menagerie The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Columbus Museum of Art Columbus; Portland Art Museum Portland 2003-2004 place of origin St Petersburg Russia Walters Art Museum license Decorative and applied arts of Russia Collections of the Walters Art Museum Cups 1911 in art Nephrite objects Silver objects from Russia Gold objects Ruby jewellery Diamonds Ladles Kovshs Crowned double-headed eagles Coats of arms of the Russian empire Double-headed eagle of Russia |